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Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Olaug Vervik Bollestad (CDP)
Minister of Agriculture and Food
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A strategy for viable populations of wild bees and other pollinating insects
National Pollinator Strategy
The Norwegian Governments National Pollinator Strategy is now available in english. The strategy has been developed by the Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food, in collaboration with the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment, the Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation, the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research and the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.
The Government's Bioeconomy Strategy
The Government's Bioeconomy Strategy is now available in english. The strategy was developed in a collaboration between the Ministries of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Agriculture and Food, Climate and Environment, Education and Research, Local Government and Modernisation, Petroleum and Energy, Transport and Communications and Foreign Affairs.
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News from the Ministry

Food makes peace
30/12/2020: The Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 has been awarded to the World Food Program (WFP) for its efforts in the fight against hunger, and for creating the conditions for peace in areas with a high risk of conflict. WFP is the world's largest humanitarian organization for eliminating hunger and promoting food security.

A Task for Eternity
02/11/2020: Deep inside a mountain on an island in the Svalbard archipelago, halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole, more than one million seeds of crops from around the world are stored in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The storage facility thus contains the world’s largest backup collection of seed samples. By establishing the Seed Vault, Norway has taken on a global task that will never be completed. The best way to manage this responsibility is to do so in an eternal perspective.
Latest news
- 13th Berlin Agriculture Ministers' Conference 22 January 2021 Speech/statement 22/01/2021
- Food makes peace Speech/statement 30/12/2020
- A Task for Eternity News story 02/11/2020
- A Task for Eternity Speech/statement 02/11/2020
- Successful seed deposit despite the pandemic News story 30/10/2020
- Norway observes the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste News story 08/10/2020
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